By Peter Lavelle
22 June 2010 10:54 GMT
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Apple's iPad
22 June 2010 10:54 GMT
Image: OscarBetanCur.com
Apple has sold three million iPads in eighty days, far exceeding analyst expectations.
Apple's iPadThree million Apple iPads have been sold in less than three months, according to a recent Apple announcement. Taken at face value, that means 37,500 iPads have been sold every day, or 26 per minute, since the iPad's launch eighty days ago. The iPad is hence on the way to becoming the fastest selling electronic device inside a twelve month period.
The iPad's sales figures break down as follows:
The iPad's sales figures break down as follows:
- 28 days to sell the first million iPads
- 32 days to sell the second million iPads
- 20 days to sell the third million iPads
Apple has not announced what percentage of these sales are US domestic. However, the iPad is set to launch in nine more countries next month, making it possible the Apple tablet will pick up greater steam before 2010's close.
Ironically though, the iPad's immense success may prove troublesome for Apple. Before the tablet's launch, one Wall Street Analyst predicted two million iPads would be sold inside twelve months. Now Apple has smashed these targets though, analysts are raising their expectations. Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberts believes for example that Apple could sell sixteen million iPads in twelve months, while PocketGamer's Jon Jordan wonders if Apple can't outstrip Sony's 14.5 million sales of the PlayStation Pocket.
For the moment though, Apple's Steve Jobs is probably simply enjoying the iPad's success. He recently said: "People are loving iPad as it becomes a part of their daily lives. We're working hard to get this magical product into the hands of even more people around the world.”
Sources
Anonymous, 'Apple Sells Three Million iPads,' WebUser.co.uk, 22 June 2010.
Erica Ogg, 'Apple: 3 million iPads Sold in 80 Days,' Cnet.com, 22 June 2010.
Gerald Lynch, 'Apple Sell 3 Million iPads In 80 Days,' TechDigest.tv, 23 June 2010.
Jon Jordan, 'Apple Could Generate $2 Billion In Q3 2010 From 3 Million iPads Sold,' PocketGamer.biz, 23 June 2010.
Ironically though, the iPad's immense success may prove troublesome for Apple. Before the tablet's launch, one Wall Street Analyst predicted two million iPads would be sold inside twelve months. Now Apple has smashed these targets though, analysts are raising their expectations. Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberts believes for example that Apple could sell sixteen million iPads in twelve months, while PocketGamer's Jon Jordan wonders if Apple can't outstrip Sony's 14.5 million sales of the PlayStation Pocket.
For the moment though, Apple's Steve Jobs is probably simply enjoying the iPad's success. He recently said: "People are loving iPad as it becomes a part of their daily lives. We're working hard to get this magical product into the hands of even more people around the world.”
Sources
Anonymous, 'Apple Sells Three Million iPads,' WebUser.co.uk, 22 June 2010.
Erica Ogg, 'Apple: 3 million iPads Sold in 80 Days,' Cnet.com, 22 June 2010.
Gerald Lynch, 'Apple Sell 3 Million iPads In 80 Days,' TechDigest.tv, 23 June 2010.
Jon Jordan, 'Apple Could Generate $2 Billion In Q3 2010 From 3 Million iPads Sold,' PocketGamer.biz, 23 June 2010.
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